Zhuo Qihua

The Tianshou Festival is approaching, but before that, there is one more important thing, which is the palace examination.Because the birthday of Emperor Yong'an is in March, the time of the annual examination is moved forward from March to February, and then the palace examination is held before the birthday of Emperor Yong'an, which is also to add joy to the emperor's Tianshou Festival.

Huiyuan was won by Xu Mohan from Suzhou.Xu Mohan is well-known in Jiangnan area.This person is Jie Yuan in the provincial examination, and now he has won Hui Yuan.Compared with him, Du Bing, who is also Jie Yuan, only got the tenth place in this test.Jiangnan's students are generally stronger than Jiangbei's. Among the top ten this time, only Du Bing is a Jiangbei's student.

The palace examination was scheduled for the fifth day of March.The announcement of the list on the eighth day of March, the banquet on the ninth day of March, and the birthday festival on the tenth day of March, the time is still very fast.On the morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year, Emperor Yong'an went to Tai Chi Hall after having breakfast in Xiangfu Palace.The seven ministers of the cabinet, Minister of Rites, Sima of the Ministry of Rites, King Qin, and King Qi were all present.At two o'clock in the morning, the test will begin.Three hundred tributes sit on the main hall of Taiji Hall and extend to the outside of the hall.Emperor Yong'an came up with a question, only two words "sea transport".

This topic is easy to say, but difficult to say.When His Majesty mentioned these two words, the ministers present understood what His Majesty meant, especially Lin Xieshan, Duke of the Sui Dynasty, who had personally heard the future plan proposed by His Majesty and Shun Xie on the matter of shipping. In Mata country, shipping is the top priority.But now, it depends on who can write the article in line with His Majesty's deep meaning for the national policy of shipping.

The palace examination is going on nervously, but Tong Yifeng of Danyang Palace is a little absent-minded.Qi Yiguo said a few words to him, but the other party didn't respond, Qi Yiguo raised his hand, and all the waiters in the room retreated, and then he said again: "Yifeng."

Tong Yifeng clearly regained his senses.

Qi Yiguo: "What's the matter with you these few days? I see that you are very preoccupied."

Tong Yifeng: "Nothing."

Qi Yiguo knew what Tong Yifeng didn't want to say, so he couldn't ask, so he just said: "It's fine if it's nothing. You and I are in the room, it's fine if you have something on your mind, you can't let outsiders see it."

Tong Yifeng knew exactly who Qi Yiguo referred to as the "outsider".He reflected on himself: "I've been a little absent-minded these few days, thanks to your reminder. I'm going to the theater tomorrow. You and I will ask the Queen Mother if she wants to go to the theater."

"it is good."

Leaving Jiangfang Palace with Qi Yiguo, Tong Yifeng looked in the direction of Wenqing Palace, where the Taiji Hall was.Today is the day of the palace examination, that person won the Huiyuan as expected, if he wins the first prize again, he will win the three prizes in a row, and his future is limitless.That's right, what scholars pursue is not the title of the gold list, the glory of the ancestors.That person is only one step away from being named on the gold list and stepping into the court.

Withdrawing his gaze, Tong Yifeng looked forward with a cold expression, and his shoulders carried him towards Shoukang Palace.That man is bound to be a court minister in the future.He is already the main palace of His Majesty's harem.He and him have no ending from the beginning.

As the leader of the examination, Emperor Yong'an stood in front of Xu Mohan's desk for a while.Xu Mohan's psychological quality is relatively good, and he didn't drop his pen in fright, but it's true that the writing is a little trembling.The time of the palace examination was three hours, and Emperor Yong'an stayed in the Tai Chi Hall for three hours.

After the palace examination, many gongshi were too tired and frightened to stand up.The eunuch accepted everyone's articles, and a special person was in charge of obfuscating their names, while Emperor Yong'an returned to Fengtian Hall first.

Except for those who need to avoid suspicion, all the officials of the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites participated in the review of the papers, and they were in Fengtian Temple.Therefore, until the final list comes out, Emperor Yong'an will stay in Fengtian Hall and will not invite anyone to sleep.

At noon on the seventh day, the Ministry of Rites sent 23 articles jointly selected by the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites.As the emperor, Emperor Yong'an was only responsible for the rankings of the first and second ranks, and the ranking of the third ranks was the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet.The top three are No. 20, No. [-] and Tan Hua.The first in Erjia is called Chuanlu.Second and third-class Jinshi palace examinations will be taken again after the examination, and [-] people will be selected to enter the Imperial Academy as Shujishi.The three members of Yijia can directly enter the Imperial Academy to serve as editors and editors.Of course, this was before.

Emperor Yong'an read each article carefully, and he would nod when he met someone he liked.Until it was dark, Emperor Yong'an asked the eunuch to open the name and start writing the ranking.

This time the imperial examination is over, and Emperor Yong'an has also relaxed a lot.Although it was late, Emperor Yong'an went to Xiangfu Palace.Zhuo Ji didn't expect that Emperor Yong'an would come over tonight, and knowing that the other party didn't have much dinner, he immediately went to the kitchen to make supper for Emperor Yong'an.These days, they are busy with palace examinations, and the Beiman, Nanyue, and Nanzhao Missions are also quite quiet. I know that the Ministry of Rites (Mata State) must not be in the mood to entertain them at this time.

After eating the simplest fried rice with eggs and a bowl of cabbage tofu soup, Emperor Yong'an took Zhuo Ji's hand for a walk in the yard to digest his food.The temperature is still low, but the wind is not strong.Only then did Zhuo Ji ask: "Has the gold list been ranked?"

Emperor Yong'an: "Okay." But then he said: "Don't say anything about being interested in Zhuangyuanlang."

Zhuo Ji chuckled: "Your Majesty still remembers it, but I forgot it."

Emperor Yong'an snorted twice, and vaccinated his servant in advance: "Tianshou Festival palace banquet, one and three people will be present, don't make me angry."

Zhuo Ji raised his eyebrows, turned to face Emperor Yong'an, and hugged him: "Your Majesty, the No. [-] Scholar, No. [-] and Tanhua are all handsome guys, right?"

Emperor Yong'an: "What a handsome guy! No matter how handsome he is, can he compare with me!"

Zhuo Ji stood on tiptoe to kiss the jealous person, Emperor Yong'an got angry, bent over and picked up the restless servant, and strode into the house.Zhang Xian and others on the side covered their mouths and laughed, and they provoked His Majesty again.

The three people who can enter the first class are all ranked in the top of the test.Emperor Yong'an had an impression of them all, and he had read the articles of the top-ranked tributes during the palace examination, so after the ranking, Emperor Yong'an also had a good idea of ​​the appearance of the top three.The No. [-] pick, No. [-] pick and Tanhua, the No. [-] pick looks a bit shabby, but the No. [-] pick and Tanhua really look good.But according to the rules, at the Tianshou Festival palace banquet, these three people are bound to appear. Zhuo Ji was already curious about the "legendary" number one scholar. According to Zhuo Ji's words, the number one scholar this time is still a handsome guy. Can Emperor Yong'an Are you jealous?

Inside the house, the bell rang again.Emperor Yong'an suppressed his beloved servant and punished him, but what he was worried about was not whether Zhuo Ji would "transfer love", but that he had tried his best to hide Zhuo Ji's beauty, but he still couldn't stop more and more people from being raped. This person is attracted.He is the emperor, some things cannot be hidden from his eyes.Not to mention Lin Yi, Qin Zhongyi, and Lei Cong, they are Lin Xieshan, Chen Changgeng, Shi Yu... If the other concubines in the palace were from Zhuo Ji's background and background, if he moved the idea of ​​becoming a queen, he would surely aroused strong opposition from ministers.But Zhuo Ji, the important ministers in the court can only hope that he can make Zhuo Ji his successor sooner.It is also because Zhuo Ji has no ambitions, he only has him in his heart, and he is only for him. Otherwise, with Zhuo Ji's charm, how could he dare to pamper him so reassuringly.

The red color of the wrist matched the scroll on Zhuo Ji's back, and Emperor Yong'an sucked a huge hickey on the back of Zhuo Ji's neck.All the dragon essence was delivered deep in Zhuo Ji's body, but Emperor Yong'an still didn't want to come out.Zhuo Ji grabbed Emperor Yong'an's left hand, held his wrist, and asked in a low voice: "Others are not curious about your majesty's tattoo here?"

Emperor Yong'an: "So what if they are curious, they can only be curious. I will take a rest tomorrow and stay with you."

Zhuo Ji: "Can Your Majesty rest?"

Emperor Yong'an: "It will be my birthday soon, so of course I can rest."

Zhuo Ji's eyes lit up immediately: "Your Majesty, take me out to read the list tomorrow. I want to see the grand occasion when the list was released in ancient times."

Emperor Yong'an moved his waist: "You are still thinking about your mistakes."

Zhuo Ji: "Think about it, I am His Majesty's personal bodyguard."

Emperor Yong'an: "I don't like you pretending to be a man."

Zhuo Ji said very unscrupulously: "Then I will pretend to be an eunuch, or a court lady."

Emperor Yong'an didn't say whether it was okay, but the next day, he called Zhuo Ji up early, and asked Zhang Xian to prepare Zhuo Ji's eunuch's clothes when he went out.After breakfast, Emperor Yong'an took the imperial guards and dozens of imperial guards out of the palace for a private visit.It's just that among the accompanying people, he was not accompanied by Zhang Xian, but Zhuo Ji dressed as an eunuch.

The gold list is actually not the highlight of today, the highlight is the victory announcement of the first-class and third-ranked scholars.Emperor Yong'an travels in micro-clothes, but the homework that should be done was done the night before.Chi Xiaosong, the commander of the Imperial Army, brought His Majesty and Shun Yu to the second floor of a house.The family vacated the house early this morning.This family is facing the "Zhuangyuan Restaurant".The Zhuangyuan Restaurant was originally not called the Zhuangyuan Restaurant. During this spring, seven or eight Xie Yuangongs from all over the country lived in the restaurant, including Xu Mohan who was the most vocal. The owner of the restaurant changed the name of the restaurant to "Zhuangyuan Restaurant".

Feng Xi boiled water to make tea, and Chang Jing and Xiao Hui served various snacks.On the way out of the palace, Zhuo Ji had already been educated about why he came here instead of going directly to the Tribute Court of the Ministry of Rites and waiting for the poster to be posted.The list will only be posted after the good news is sung.People come and go on the road, you can see Haixi people, people wearing Nanyue, Nanzhao and even Beiman costumes.

Two people passed by downstairs, Zhuo Ji picked up his teacup and poured out the tea.The reaction of the two was very quick, and they dodged sensitively.The two raised their heads angrily, and when they saw the person above who was waving at them, their expressions changed in surprise, and they looked to the side again!It was only then that the two discovered that the guards at the door of this house were guards from the palace!The two of them didn't say what they were going to do, so they hurried over to pay their respects.

Regarding the fact that his beloved servant poured tea on his courtiers, Emperor Yong'an's reaction was to pick up his own teacup and drink tea leisurely.With the sound of footsteps, Lin Yi and Qin Zhongyi came up.

"I bow to Your Majesty! I greet you!"

Emperor Yong'an: "I took Shunxiu Weifu out of the palace today, don't let it out."

"Yes!"

Zhuo Ji asked amusedly: "Are you two big men going shopping together?" What's there to do.

Lin Yi and Qin Zhongyi immediately separated from each other, looking to avoid suspicion.Lin Yi saluted and said: "Today, I will take a rest, and I will go to watch the kite team's rehearsal with Qin Neiwei. On Tianshou Festival, the kite team will celebrate His Majesty's birthday."

Zhuo Ji remembered that this was his proposal.Zhuo Ji immediately became interested, but someone interrupted him: "You will see it on that day. They are all military men, so why don't you go there?"

Zhuo Ji: "Then wait until the Tianshou Festival."

Lin Yi and Qin Zhongyi tried their best not to stare at Chu Chu's earlobe.Zuo Zuo was dressed as a servant (eunuch), but the earrings on the earlobes were too obvious, so it was obvious that he was pretending to be Brother Kuo.However, he actually wore earrings, which must have been requested by His Majesty.

While talking, the gong rang outside, Zhuo Ji stopped looking at Lin Yi and Qin Zhongyi, and immediately lay down by the window and looked out.Emperor Yong'an had a helpless pampering look on his face: "Be careful not to fall."

Chang Jing hastily grabbed Zuo Zu's arm with both hands.

Zhuo Ji: "The Annunciator is here, so happy. What will be the first one?"

Emperor Yong'an was not interested: "I'll find out soon. Come back! I'm about to fall!"

It was the first time for Lin Yi and Qin Zhongyi to see Zuo being so curious about something, it was very fresh.But neither of them dared to stare.Emperor Yong'an said: "Shunxi will go to see Huang Bang in a while, you two should follow first. There are too many people, don't let someone bump into him."

"Yes." The two couldn't wish more.

The students from the Zhuangyuan restaurant all came out, as did the common people living on both sides of the street, shopkeepers and waiters.The jubilant reporter came to the gate of the Zhuangyuan Hotel and sang, "My lord, Cao Chen, Gongying the No. 3 'Tanhua' in the Palace Examination, and the Beijing News even made it to the Yellow List~"

A man over [-] years old squeezed out from the students in the restaurant, looking crazy: "Student Cao Chen! Thank you for the good news!"

"Congratulations Tanhualang~"

The reporter handed over Tan Hualang's good news—equivalent to an admission notice—Tan Hualang took it with both hands, already dazed with joy.The owner of the restaurant immediately sent a red envelope, while congratulating Tanhua Lang, and thanking the master who reported.The reporter squeezed the weight of the red envelope, and walked away contentedly with the blower.

Zhuo Ji: "Tanhualang is so young. I thought he would be an old man."

Emperor Yong'an had a black face: "What do I want that old man to do? Can he farm for me or go to sea for me."

Everyone else smothered their laughter.

Another team of reporters came over whistling.Instead of stopping outside the "Zhuangyuan Restaurant", he went to another restaurant, but it was also on this street.Zhuo Ji leaned out half of his body, and Emperor Yong'an walked behind him and hugged his waist, disgusted: "Is it so beautiful!"

Zhuo Ji: "This time, it's time for the second place. Sure enough, the grand occasion of the gold list title is not at the same level as the examination of the scholar. It makes me want to take the exam."

Emperor Yong'an: "Don't mess around! You're back!"

"Don't! Come out, come out! Let me see what it looks like!"

On the whole street, Zhuo Ji was not the only one who leaned half his body outside, and at a glance, there were crowds of spectators.

Lin Yi and Qin Zhongyi were dumbfounded.There is actually such a lively side.Looking at His Majesty again, he looked helpless.At this time, Zuo and His Majesty, unlike the noble lord of the harem and the Ninth Five-Year Lord, are completely ordinary husband and wife.You are not afraid of your majesty, your majesty dotes on you.

"It's a pity that this second place is a bit hard to describe."

"What are you sorry about!"

Emperor Yong'an dragged a dishonest servant back.Zhuo Ji patted Emperor Yong'an: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful. Anyone with such an ugly appearance can get the second place. It seems that he is really knowledgeable. Your Majesty chooses talents, not sticking to one style, only looking at talent and not appearance, and admires you."

Emperor Yong'an said coldly: "Anyway, I'm going to be sent to Beigu, so I won't be able to beat you to the ground."

Lin Yi and Qin Zhongyi were surprised, sent them to Beigu?

However, Emperor Yong'an did not intend to explain to the two of them.The sound of knocking and knocking came from the intersection again, this time it should be Zhuangyuanlang.